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Leviathan Axe
The Leviathan Axe uses Frozen Flame as its listed upgrade material in God of War Ragnarök.
Upgrade Material Frozen Flame
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God of War Ragnarök
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96 item & ability references13 guidesSanta Monica Studio, Jetpack InteractivePC edition · Sep 19, 2024
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Blades of Chaos
The Blades of Chaos use Chaos Flame as their listed upgrade material in God of War Ragnarök.
Upgrade Material Chaos Flame
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Bows
Bows use Ydalir Timber as their listed upgrade material in God of War Ragnarök.
Upgrade Material Ydalir Timber
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Shields
The listed shield upgrade materials are Hacksilver, Slag Deposits, Honed Metal, Luminous Alloy, and Dust of Realms.
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Draupnir Spear
The Draupnir Spear uses Gale Flame as its listed upgrade material in God of War Ragnarök.
Upgrade Material Gale Flame
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Thrungva (Freya's Sword)
Thrungva, Freya's sword, uses Folkvangr Whetstone as its listed upgrade material.
Upgrade Material Folkvangr Whetstone
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Attachments
Attachments use Hacksilver and various other resources as upgrade materials; the row does not name the other resources.
Upgrade Material Hacksilver and other various resources
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Armor
Armor uses Hacksilver and various other resources as upgrade materials; the row does not name the other resources.
Upgrade Material Hacksilver and other various resources
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Amulet of Yggdrasil
The Amulet of Yggdrasil uses a Jewel of Yggdrasil as its listed upgrade material.
Upgrade Material Jewel of Yggdrasil
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Accessories
Accessories use Beast Bones and Beast Scraps as their listed upgrade materials.
Upgrade Material Beast Bones and Beast Scraps
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Wooden Knob
The level 1 Wooden Knob is a Leviathan Axe attachment that provides stat boosts to STR, VIT, RNC, CLD, and LCK.
Type Leviathan Axe AttachmentLevel 1Effect Stat boost for STR, VIT, RNC, CLD, and LCK
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The Furious Maul
The level 1 Furious Maul is a Leviathan Axe attachment with a high LUCK chance to grant STRENGTH for any Axe kill.
Type Leviathan Axe AttachmentLevel 1Collected The Furious Maul
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Grip of Darkdale
The level 1 Grip of Darkdale is a Leviathan Axe attachment: Frost Awaken kills create a Frost shockwave and re-Frost Awaken the Axe.
Type Leviathan Axe AttachmentLevel 1Collected Grip of Darkdale
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Haur's Lucky Knob
The level 2 Haur's Lucky Knob is a Leviathan Axe attachment with a moderate LUCK chance to cause a bonus Stun Blast.
Type Leviathan Axe AttachmentLevel 2Collected Haur's Lucky Knob
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Fortified Frost Knob
The level 2 Fortified Frost Knob is a Leviathan Axe attachment; Frost Awaken increases DEFENSE and Stagger Resistance.
Type Leviathan Axe AttachmentLevel 2Collected Fortified Frost Knob
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Stonecutter's Knob
The level 4 Stonecutter's Knob is a Leviathan Axe attachment that adds a concussive wave at the end of an Axe combo.
Type Leviathan Axe AttachmentLevel 4Collected Stonecutter's Knob
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Grip of Weighted Recovery
The level 4 Grip of Weighted Recovery is a Leviathan Axe attachment whose Stun Grabbing effect grants COOLDOWN.
Type Leviathan Axe AttachmentLevel 4Effect Stun Grabbing grants a COOLDOWN
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Grip of Healing Harmony
The level 5 Grip of Healing Harmony restores Health with Axe hits, but increases incoming damage while the Permafrost skill gauge is fully charged.
Type Leviathan Axe AttachmentLevel 5Collected Grip of Healing Harmony
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Grip of the Fallen Alchemist
The level 5 Grip of the Fallen Alchemist has a high LUCK chance to grant a Health Burst on any successful hit with Serpent's Snare.
Type Leviathan Axe AttachmentLevel 5Collected Grip of the Fallen Alchemist
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Runic Hailstone Knob
The level 6 Runic Hailstone Knob has a moderate LUCK chance to grant a Blessing of RUNIC when hitting a Frosted enemy.
Type Leviathan Axe AttachmentLevel 6Collected Runic Hailstone Knob
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Survival Set
The level 1 Survival Set is marked as not an NG+ set. Its chest and wrist/waist perks are both listed as N/A.
Level 1NG+ Set? NoChest Perk N/A
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Fortified Husk Set
The level 1 Fortified Husk Set is not marked as NG+. Its chest perk can empower the next attack and increase LCK; wrist/waist pieces reduce unblockable attack damage by 25%-50%.
Level 1NG+ Set? NoChest Perk Chance to empower next attack, increase LCK
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Vidar's Set
The level 1 Vidar's Might Set is not marked as NG+. Combo finishers have a high LCK chance to increase STR, and wrist/waist pieces raise combo finisher damage by 10%-20%.
Level 1NG+ Set? NoWrist Waist Perk Combo Finishers do 10%-20% increased damage
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Black Bear Set
The level 1 Black Bear Set is not marked as NG+. Its chest perk extends immunity after evades and fires Bifrost shards on last-second evades; wrist/waist pieces boost the first melee attack after evading.
Level 1NG+ Set? NoCollected Black Bear Set
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Risen Snow Set
The level 1 Risen Snow Set is not marked as NG+. Its chest perk can increase STR when launching enemies, and wrist/waist pieces increase Stun against airborne enemies.
Level 1NG+ Set? NoChest Perk Chance to increase STR when launching enemies
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Darkdale Set
The level 1 Darkdale Set is not marked as NG+. Spartan Rage kills restore Rage and Health; wrist/waist pieces boost Rage gain after Runic Attacks and kills of Status-Afflicted enemies.
Level 1NG+ Set? NoChest Perk Spartan Rage kills restore Rage and Health
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Nidavellir's Finest Set
The level 2 Nidavellir's Finest Set is not marked as NG+. Stun Grabbing an enemy grants a Health Burst, and wrist/waist pieces reduce enemy stun drain by 50%-100%.
Level 2NG+ Set? NoChest Perk Stun Grabbing an enemy grants a Health Burst.
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Enlightenment Set
The level 3 Enlightenment Set is not marked as NG+. Frost Awaken and Flame Whiplash have a LCK chance to grant RNC Blessing; wrist/waist pieces increase RNC Attack damage against Status-Afflicted enemies by 15%-30%.
Level 3NG+ Set? NoCollected Enlightenment Set (Kratos)
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Raven Tears Set
The level 3 Raven Tears Set is not marked as NG+. Hits have a LCK chance to grant Healing Mist, and wrist/waist pieces increase healing from Healstones, Rage, and Gear.
Level 3NG+ Set? NoCollected Raven Tears Set (Kratos)
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Radiance Set
The level 4 Radiance Set is not marked as NG+. A last-second evade has a moderate LCK chance to grant a Blessing of RNC; wrist/waist pieces activate Realm Shift, temporarily slowing enemies.
Level 4NG+ Set? NoCollected Radiance Set (Kratos)
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Shoulder Guard of Survival
Shoulder Guard of Survival is chest armor unlocked at the beginning of the game. Its listed maximum stats are 68 Strength, 68 Defense, and 48 each in Luck, Cooldown, Runic, and Vitality.
How to Get Unlocked at the beginning of the game
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Vidar's Pauldron of Might
Vidar's Pauldron of Might is chest armor obtained after facing Thor. Its listed maximum stats are 116 Strength and 68 Defense.
Max Stats (listed values) ・116 Strength / ・68 DefenseHow to Get Obtained after facing Thor
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Fortified Husk Cuirass
Fortified Husk Cuirass is chest armor obtained after facing Thor. Its listed maximum stats are 68 Strength and 122 Defense.
Max Stats (listed values) ・68 Strength / ・122 DefenseHow to Get Obtained after facing Thor
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Risen Snow Breastplate
Risen Snow Breastplate is chest armor listed as a pre-order bonus. Its maximum stats are 68 Strength, 68 Defense, 34 Luck, and 34 Cooldown.
How to Get Pre-Order Bonus
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Nidavellir's Finest Plackart
Nidavellir's Finest Plackart is chest armor crafted from Brok or Sindri. Its listed maximum stats are 54 Strength, 95 Defense, and 54 Vitality.
Max Stats (listed values) ・54 Strength / ・95 Defense / ・54 VitalityHow to Get Crafted from Brok or Sindri
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Shoulder Straps of Radiance
Shoulder Straps of Radiance is chest armor picked up from the Overworld. Its listed maximum stats are 82 Strength, 48 Defense, 41 Runic, and 41 Luck.
How to Get Picked up from the Overworld
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Source bounds: the provided IGN and Game8 God of War Ragnarök pages. Edition and variant limits: table metadata does not consistently identify platform edition, and some tables are unlabeled for NG+; IGN armor sets explicitly mark NG+ status. Game8 armor tables distinguish chest, wrist, and waist pieces but do not specify edition variants in the supplied sample. The iRO Wiki tables concern Ragnarok Online and are excluded.
Counts describe the imported source tables. They do not establish complete coverage of every patch, DLC or upgrade variant. Multiple values remain labeled as listed values when the source does not identify their upgrade levels.
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If choosing an early Leviathan Axe skill
Compare Glacial Rake’s forward ice shockwave with Serpent’s Snare’s heavy attack and ranged frost detonation; both effects are described in the guide.
Glacial Rake Serpent’s SnareIf deciding how to defend
Read Dauntless and Stone Wall together: one is described around parries, the other around absorbing damage from normal and Yellow attacks.
Dauntless Shield Stone Wall ShieldIf seeking health support or dodge openings
Nidavellir’s armor is described with health boosts on stunned grabs, while Radiance gear ties Realm Shift to last-second dodges.
Nidavellir’s Finest Armor Armor of RadianceKNOW YOUR OPTIONS
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Glacial Rake
An early Leviathan Axe ability that sends a fast ice shockwave forward and can strike multiple enemies while applying frost.
Understand this choiceHyperion Grapple
A Blades of Chaos movement attack that pulls Kratos toward a targeted enemy and inflicts stun.
Understand this choiceSerpent’s Snare
A Leviathan Axe heavy attack described as a powerful strike that turns its target into a ranged frost detonation.
Understand this choicePermafrost and Immolation
Charge skills for the Leviathan Blades and Blades of Chaos that build power through successive hits without taking damage.
Understand this choiceWatchful Protector
An early Atreus upgrade that lets him distract enemies when Kratos is overwhelmed.
Understand this choiceDauntless Shield
A shield choice oriented around last-second parries, with parry attacks that can stagger enemies and power a shield bash.
Understand this choiceStone Wall Shield
A defensive shield that absorbs damage from normal and Yellow attacks, but does not parry enemies.
Understand this choiceFortified Husk Set
A defensive armor set that strengthens Kratos’ blocks and parries and can trigger an explosive counterattack.
Understand this choiceVidar’s Might Set
An offensive armor set focused on dealing extra damage at the end of a combo and empowering follow-up damage.
Understand this choiceNidavellir’s Finest Armor
Armor crafted from unique resources earned through the In Service of Asgard Favor that increases Vitality and supports health recovery on stunned grabs.
Understand this choiceArmor of Radiance
A set whose wrist and waist pieces can trigger Realm Shift on last-second dodges, while chest gear can grant a runic blessing.
Understand this choiceCursed Empress Handles
Blades of Chaos handles with a low chance to increase Strength and Runic damage on each hit, alongside better stats than basic Steel Handles.
Understand this choiceRond of Aggravation
A shield rond that grants a Rage Burst on a successful parry and provides Defense, Vitality, and Luck stat increases.
Understand this choiceCommon mistakes to avoid
Charge skills require an uninterrupted hit sequence
Permafrost and Immolation charge through successive hits only so long as Kratos takes no damage; the guide describes the charged state as temporary.
Shield descriptions are not interchangeable
Stone Wall is described as unable to parry, while Dauntless rewards last-second parries; the guide assigns different defensive effects to each.
Radiance effects depend on armor pieces and dodge timing
The guide attributes Realm Shift to last-second dodges with the wrist and waist pieces, and a chance of runic blessing to chest gear.
References & guide scope
A source-bounded reference to selected weapon skills, shields, armor sets, and attachments described in the supplied IGN guide. The records explain stated effects and progression conditions, not comparative performance, a complete equipment catalog, or current meta.
- Detailed choice records rely on one IGN guide passage focused on selected early skills and armor plus a few attachments; this is not a full inventory or skill-tree reference.
- The sources do not provide comprehensive effect values, skill costs beyond the cited early skills, upgrade requirements for every item, or comparative performance.
- Valhalla inclusion is established by the Steam listing, but no Valhalla-specific progression choices are included in these records. Its separate progression details in another supplied passage are not part of this selected base-game scope.
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